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Dreamcast Specifications
 (specs courtesy of NB1331)

CPU: Hitachi SH-4
200MHz clock rate
360 MIPS (millions of instructions per second)
1.4 billion floating-point operations per second
128-bit 3D processing power
800+ MBytes/second bus bandwidth

Graphics Core: NEC PowerVR Second Generation
3 million polygons/second peak rendering rate
Perspective-Correct Texture Mapping
Point, Bilinear, Trilinear and Anisotropic Mip-map filtering
Gouraud shading
z-buffer
Colored light sourcing
Full scene anti-aliasing
Hardware-based Fog
Bump mapping
16.77 million colors
Hardware-based texture compression
Shadow and Light volumes
Super sampling

Memory
16MB main RAM
8MB video RAM
2MB sound RAM

Sound: Yamaha Audio Core
RISC CPU
DSP for real-time effects
64 sound channels
Full 3D sound support
Hardware-based audio compression

Storage Media: GD-Rom
1 Gbyte data storage
12x speed Constant Angular Velocity drive

Control Pad
Digital and analog directional controls
Dual analog triggers
Visual Memory System data save unit

Visual Memory Unit
Energy-saving 8-bit CPU
128K byte memory
48x32 dot monochrome LCD display
37x26mm display size
Lithium battery x 2 (CR 2032), auto off function
PWM 1 channel sound source
Saves and plays self contained VMU games
Trade files with other VMUs

Size: 47mm(W) x 80mm(H) x 16mm(D)
Weight: 45g
Expansion Options: Modem
Built-in 56kbps modem
32.8 ft. phone cable included
Upgradeable
Built-in high-speed expansion ports
Internet browser disc

Other Information:
4 Built-in controller ports for easy multi-player action
Stereo AV cable
Sampler disc

Other Accessories:
Keyboard
Mouse
Mic
Broadband adapter
Fishing controller
Jump Pack
4x VMU
Clear blue, red, green, and yellow controllers & VMUs
VGA box
S-Video cable

 

Last Updated
January 22, 2002
 

 

 

 

 


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